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SpaceX's 4th launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base this year pushed to Thursday

The launch was initially scheduled for Tuesday night.
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Posted at 5:26 PM, Feb 06, 2024

UPDATE (Wednesday, Feb. 7) - SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, Feb. 8 at 4:56 p.m. for launch.
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UPDATE (9:45 p.m.) - SpaceX officially scrubbed the Tuesday night launch. The launch is now scheduled for Wednesday evening starting at 5:17 p.m.

The company in a post on X cited unfavorable weather conditions as the reason for the delay.

Ahead of Tuesday night's planned launch, the company said in a post on X the pre-flight weather conditions were only 30% favorable.
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UPDATE (9:04 p.m.) - The company announced the launch has been pushed back to 9:37 p.m. Tuesday.
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(Tuesday, Feb 6; 5:26 p.m.) - SpaceX announced its plan for a Falcon 9 rocket launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday night.

This would be SpaceX's fourth launch this year from the base. The rocket launch is scheduled to liftoff at 9:01 p.m. to carry 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).

Backup launch opportunities are available until 9:38 p.m. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, starting at 5:17 p.m.

This is the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and seven Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

Watch the launch live, by clicking here.